Albert Florida, a resident of the Lower 9th Ward for over 40 years, looks at one of the trees planted by SOUL (Sustaining Our Urban Landscape) in New Orleans, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)A tree planted by SOUL (Sustaining Our Urban Landscape), which includes a wooden bird sculpture, is seen in the Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)Arthur Johnson, the chief executive director of the Lower 9th Ward Center for Sustainable Engagement and Development (CSED), looks at some of the bald cypress tree seedlings he grows in New Orleans, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)Susannah Burley, founding director of SOUL (Sustaining Our Urban Landscape), stands by a tree the organization previously planted in front of New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board pumping station in the Algiers neighborhood of New Orleans, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)Susannah Burley, founding director of SOUL (Sustaining Our Urban Landscape), uses a map on the group's website that shows some of the trees the group has planted in New Orleans, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)A tree planted by SOUL (Sustaining Our Urban Landscape), is visible near some Mardi Gras floats and the skyline of New Orleans in the background in the Algiers neighborhood on the west bank of the Mississippi River on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)Many old and well-maintained trees are seen along St. Charles Avenue in the city of New Orleans, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)A row of trees planted by SOUL (Sustaining Our Urban Landscape), is visible in the Algiers neighborhood on the west bank of the Mississippi River in New Orleans, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)A tree planted by SOUL (Sustaining Our Urban Landscape), is visible at right in the Algiers neighborhood on the west bank of the Mississippi River in New Orleans, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)A row of trees planted by SOUL (Sustaining Our Urban Landscape), is visible by a cemetery in the Algiers neighborhood on the west bank of the Mississippi River in New Orleans, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
Albert Florida, a resident of the Lower 9th Ward for over 40 years, looks at one of the trees planted by SOUL (Sustaining Our Urban Landscape) in New Orleans, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
